Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] [verb] the time " in BNC.

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1 In the study factors affecting the time taken to move spatial targets will be manipulated , and interference with spatial memory will be investigated .
2 In Pit-Men , Preachers and Politics ( 1974 ) Professor Robert Moore has noted that in the Deerness Valley east of Durham City many old mining families recall the time when their ancestors had rural occupations .
3 Remanoid 's Aquafresh filters use the time honoured system of trickle bar , mechanical foam of various densities from fine to coarse , and their own Flocor type plastic media .
4 The planning department found that business units considered the time horizon of the issues to be too long to be of relevance and these issues were therefore considered to be ‘ back of the mind ’ flagging signals and were therefore not acted on .
5 Men who had been unsuccessful in the search for a day 's work drifted into the dining rooms to pass the time away and many sat there on the bench seats , grateful for the warmth and a friendly chat .
6 Every type of food is readily available and preparation and cooking have never been easier ; and if he can not spare the time , convenience foods reduce the time required for shopping and preparation to the bare minimum .
7 What our staffing levels do n't allow us to do is for the care assistants to have the time they would like just to spend talking to elderly people , talking them write letters , get in touch with their relatives .
8 ‘ When our family shareholders decided the time had come to sell the company , they offered to sell it to the management team if we could match the price a trade bidder could pay .
9 ‘ Our staffing levels constrain the time off which can be allowed ’ …
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